The Town of North Hempstead, previously part of Hempstead, was formed in 1784 after a rift between the Patriots in northern section who were sympathetic to Revolutionary War cause and the Tories of southern Hempstead. The town has since been led by 35 supervisors.

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Singleton Mitchell of Manhasset was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1821 to 1829.

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Silvanus S. Smith of East Herricks was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1846 to 1853.

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John M. Clark of Westbury served 21 years as supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead in five separate stints that spanned five decades — 1854-1855, 1856-1868, 1873-1874, 1877-1882 and 1890-1892.

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Samuel Willets of Westbury was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1875 to 1877.

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Jacob S. Powell of Manhasset served three separate times as North Hempstead Town supervisor — 1882-1885, 1886-1889 and 1893-1895.

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Edwin C. Willets of Roslyn was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1900 to 1903 and again from 1904 to 1907.

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Eugene V. Willis of Mineola was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1903 to 1904.

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Philip J. Christ of New Hyde Park was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1907 to 1917.

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Cornelius E. Remsen of Roslyn served as North Hempstead Town supervisor from 1917 to 1929.

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Charles Snedeker of Manhasset served as North Hempstead Town supervisor from 1929 to 1938.

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Dwight Rogers was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead in 1938.

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Hartford N. Gunn of Port Washington served as North Hempstead Town supervisor from 1938 to 1950.

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Henry Sahm Great Neck served as North Hempstead Town supervisor from 1950 to 1960.

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Clinton G. Martin of New Hyde Park served as North Hempstead Town supervisor from 1960 to 1965.

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Sol Wachtler of Great Neck was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1965 to 1967.

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Robert C. Meade of Great Neck was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1968 to 1970.

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Michael J. Tully of New Hyde Park was supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1971 to 1982.

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John B. Kiernan of Williston Park served as supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead from 1982 to 1989.

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Ben Zwirn served as supervisor for the Town of North Hempstead from 1990 to 1993. (June 19, 2012)

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May Newburger of Great Neck served as North Hempstead Town supervisor from 1994 to 2003. Newberger also served on the town board and as a state assemblywoman.